The some dosh Mini revamp

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The rear seat had been butchered at some point to put speakers in...why? Anyway a lump of foam to fit is £68! Yikes! I found a complete rear seat on ebay and offered the guy £13 for it...and he accepted. A doddle to fit, took maybe 15 minutes. So my passengers have a comfy seat now...

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I see the vitara has been demoted to workbench now

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Workhorse/ bench...you name it that thing just plods on and on!

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Decided to sell the Mini. I can't bear to part with my Vit so I made a start. The engine bay cleaned up a treat, changed the oil and filter, drained the crap out of the rad and made a start on the wing. Just very minor surface rust and it cleaned up easily.

[Anton]

I can't afford two vehicles, but if I could I'd so want that mini!

Not sure I'd fit in it, but that doesn't stop mini's from being awesome.

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It's so much fun to drive, like being shot out of a pea shooter, the acceleration is violent to say the least. Handles like a Mini should, but better as it's lowered and on fatter rubber. Thing is it's an untried element. The Vit has never let me down, and if it does I can fix it and cheaply. If the Mini goes 'bang' it's going to cost a fortune to repair that highly tuned engine. I'd love to keep all 3 but I only have garage space for two...and I need the dosh!

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The work progresses. There isn't much to do really but I noticed under the rear bumper a lot of tell tale lumpy filler/rust signs. Got the bumper off, surprisingly easy, thought the nuts would be rusted solid ans saw this mess. Someone had been her before with a load of plod and not done a very good job. So I did a proper job. All the rust and filler removed, cured the metal and a quick skim and it's ready for paint.

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Bumper side done and it's back on, nearside all done, offside started and the small patches where some idiot put gaffer tape on still wet paint...when it's all finished I'll T cut and then mop it all. Should look sparkly!

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One arch and that bit above the boot to do then the bodywork is done. Interior next up.

[RickUK]

donkey,some nice bodywork spraying especially when its metallic paint which is hard to match.

Do you reckon your will turn a profit on this set of wheels,break even or make a loss ??? as it seems that you are going down the same route as the LJ,but saying that the LJ was a very special machine in my opinion a much better investment than a Mini.